ARCH D to ARCH C
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I have 19 pages of plans that I drew in ARCH D at 1/4" = 1' and would like to print several copies in ARCH C at 1/8" = 1'. Is there a way to take the existing drawings and scale them down?
Alternatively, is there a way to lock the callouts and dimension lines in relation to the base drawing and scale that down to 1/8:1 and thereby preserve the format? I'd hate to think I have to start from scratch just to get a smaller print.
Any info would be appreciated!
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At this point it would most likely be easiest to just have the PDF file printed at the smaller size. The settings can be made in the Print dialog in Acrobat or Reader. Changing the paper size in LayOut will require a lot of work because you'll have to resize and move the viewports, the text, and other entities.
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@dave r said:
Changing the paper size in LayOut will require a lot of work because you'll have to resize and move the viewports, the text, and other entities.
Though it hurts, this is definetelly true. (the pdf advice is also true, of course)
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Thanks for the answer. I suspected as much but as an intermediate user just wanted to confirm with the pros
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True. You can change the scale of the drawings. I don't know what font size you are using but it will probably still be legible.
Contractors often reduce-print our drawings to half size (as-is), especially for large projects with lots of sheets, and it doesn't seem to bother anyone. Our usual small print is 10pt.
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